engine MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Manual PDF

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E9
0051
The redseat beltwar ning lamp lights upafter theengine starts,assoon as
the drive r'sorthe front-passenge rdoor isclosed .
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e44).
The warning lamp goesout.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat.
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat andstow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesout. 00E9
0051
The redseat beltwar ning lamp flashes and anintermittent audib lewarni ng
sound s.
The drive ror front passenger hasnotfastened theirseatbelt.The vehicl eis
bei ng drive nfaster than15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster
than 15mph (25km/h) .
X Fasten yourseat belt(Y pag e44).
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s.
There areobjects onthe front-passenge rseat. Thevehicl eis bei ng drive nfaster
than 15mph (25km/h )or has brieflybeen drivenfaster than15mph
(25 km/h) .
X Remo vethe objects fromthefront-passenge rseat andstow them inasecure
pla ce.
The warning lamp goesoutand theintermittent warningtone cease s. Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
237On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Safety
systems Warning/
indicator
lamp 00510051
Signal type
Possible causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions 0027004D
0051
0027 (USAonly), 004D(Canada only):thered brake system warning lampis
lit while theengine isrunning.
A warning tonealsosounds.
G WARNING
The brake boosting effectismalfunction ingand thebraking characterist icsmay
be affected.
There isarisk ofan accident.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, payingatten tionto
road andtraffic condition s.Do not cont inue driving underanycircumst ances.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 147).
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0027004D
0051
0027 (USAonly)or004D (Canada only):thered brake system warning lamp
is lit while theengine isrunning. Awarning tonealsosounds.
G WARNING
There isnot enough brakefluidinthe brake fluidreservoir.
The braking effectmaybeimpaired.
There isarisk ofan accident.
X Pull over andstop thevehicle safelyassoon aspossible, payingatten tionto
road andtraffic condition s.Do not cont inue driving underanycircumst ances.
X Secure thevehicle against rollingaway(Ypage 147).
X Do not add brake fluid.Adding morewillnotcorrect themalfunction .
X Consult aquali fiedspecialist workshop.
X Observe theadditional displaymessages inthe multifunct iondisplay . 0027
0051
USA only: thered brake system warning lampislit while theengine isrun-
ning. Themultifunct iondisplay alsoshows adisplay message withthe0026
symbol.
The brake pads/linings havereached theirwear limit.
X Visit aquali fiedspecialist workshop. 238
Indicator
andwarning lampsOn-board computerand displays

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0025
0051
The yellow ABS warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
ABS (anti-lo ckbraki ngsystem) ismalfu nctioning.
If there isan add itiona lwar ning tone, theEBD (electronic brakeforcedistribu-
tion) ismalfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately.
If the ABS control unitisdefective ,there isals oapossi bility that other systems ,
such asthe naviga tionsystem orthe automatic transmissi on,willnot beava ila-
ble . 0027004D
00E500BB
0025 0051
0027 (USAonly),004D (Canada only):the red brake warninglamp andthe
yel low ESP®
,ESP ®
OFF andABS warni nglamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ABS andESP®
are malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.The front andrear whee lscoul dtherefore lockifyou perform afull
brake application, forexampl e.
The steerab ility and braki ngchara cteristics maybesevere lyaffected. Thebrak-
ing dista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanincreas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
239On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00E5
0051
The yellow ESP®
war ning lamp flashes whilethe vehicl eis in motion.
ESP ®
or traction controlhasintervened becausethere isarisk ofskiddi ngorat
lea stone whee lhas started tospin.
Cru isecontrol orActive Distance AssistDISTRONIC isdea ctivated.
X When pulling away,only depre ssthe accele ratorpedalas far asnecessa ry.
X Ease offthe accele ratorpedalwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion.
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
X Do not deactivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e68) itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e66) . 00E500BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
and ESP®
OFF warning lamp sare litwhi lethe engine isrun-
ning.
ESP ®
is malfu nctioning.
Other drivingsystems anddrivingsafety systems mayalsomalfu nction.
G WARNING
The brake system continues tofunction normally,but witho utthe functions lis-
ted above.
The braki ngdista nceinan emerge ncybraki ngsitua tioncanthus increas e.
If ESP ®
is not opera tional,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Visi ta qua lified speci alist worksho pimmed iately. 00BB
0051
The yellow ESP®
OFF warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning orthe
ECO start/stop functionisactiva ted.
ESP ®
is dea ctivated.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
is swi tched off,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehicl e.
Further drivingsystems ordrivi ngsafety systems arethus restricted, e.g.Active
Blind SpotAssist. Thesystem doesnotperform course-correcting brakeappli-
cations.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Rea ctivate ESP®
.
In rare cases (Ypag e68) itmay bebest todea ctivate ESP®
.
Observe theimpor tantsafety notesonESP ®
(Y pag e66).
X Adapt yourdrivi ngstyle tosui tthe road andweather conditions.
If ESP ®
cannot beactiva ted:
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Have ESP®
checked ataqua lified speci alist worksho p. 240
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 0074
0051
Mercede s-AMGvehiclesonly :
The yellow SPORT handlingmode warninglamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
SPORT handlingmode isactiva ted.
G WARNING
When SPORT handlingmode isswi tched on,ESP ®
is unab leto stabi lizethevehi-
cle.
There isan increas edrisk ofskiddi ngand anaccide nt.
X Only switch toSPORT handlingmode inaccorda ncewith theconditions
descri bedinthe "Activating/d eactivatingESP®
" section (Ypag e68) . 00490024
0051
0049 (USAonly),0024 (Canada only):the red indica torlamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake flashes orislit and/or theyellow warni nglamp forthe electric
parki ngbrake islit.
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display. 0075
0051
The redrestrai ntsystem warning lamp islit whi lethe engine isrunning.
The restrai ntsystem ismalfu nctioning.
G WARNING
The airbag sor Emergency TensioningDevices mayeither betriggere duninten-
tional lyor, inthe event ofan accide nt,may notbetriggere d.
There isan increas edrisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Drive oncarefu lly.
X Contact aqua lified speci alist worksho pand have therestrai ntsystem
checked.
For further informati onabo utthe restrai ntsystem, see(Ypag e41). Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
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Engine
Wa
rning/
ind icat or
lam p 00510051
Signa lty pe
Possi blecauses/cons equences and0050 0050
Solu tions 00B9
0051
The yellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
Ther emay beamalf unction,for exam ple:
R in theeng ineman agem ent
R in thefuel inject ion syst em
R in theexh aust system
R in theign ition syst em
R in thefuel system
The emis sion limit values maybeexc eeded andtheeng inemay beinemer -
gen cymod e.
X Visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop immediat ely.
In som est ate s,you must immediat elyvisita qualifi edspec ialist workshop as
soon astheyellow CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp lightsup. This isdue tothelegal
requi rementsin eff ect inthese state s.Ifin doubt ,ch eck whet hersuchlegal reg-
ulati onsapply inthest ate inwhic hyou arecurren tlydriv ing. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ning.
The fuel levelhas dropped intoth eres erveran ge.
X Refuel atthenear estgas statio n. 00B6
0051
The yellow reservefuel warn inglamp flashes while theveh icle isin mot ion.
In addit ion,th e00B9 CheckEn gin ewarn inglamp maylight up.
The fuel fillercap isno tclo sed correctlyorthefuel systemisleak ing.
X Chec kth at thefuel fillercap iscor rectlyclosed.
X Ifth efu el filler capisnot corr ectly closed :clo sethefuel fillercap.
X Ifth efu el filler capisclosed :visi ta qualifi edspec ialist workshop. 00AC
0051
The redcoolant warn inglamp lightsup while theeng ineisrun ningand the
coo lant temper aturegage isat thest art ofthesc ale.
The temper aturesen sor forthecoo lant temper aturegage ismalf unctionin g.
The coolant temper atureis no longer bein gmon itored. Thereis arisk ofeng ine
damag eif th ecoo lant temper atureis toohigh .
X Pull overand stop theveh icle safe lyand switchoff theeng ine,payin gatt en-
tio nto road andtraff iccon dition s.Do notcon tinue driv ingunde rany circum -
st anc es.
X Sec ure theveh icle again stroll ing away (Ypage 147).
X Con sult aqualifi edspec ialist workshop. 242
Indica
torand warning lampsOn-boar dcomp uter and displa ys

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola ntleve lis too low.
If the coola ntleve lis correct, theairflowtothe engine radiator may beblocked
or the electric engineradiator fanmay bedefective .
The coola ntistoo hotand theengine isno longer being coole dsuffi ciently .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e147).
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e270) .
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked.
X Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Do not start theengine againuntil thecoola nttempera turegage isbel ow the
H marking (Ypag e193) .Otherwi se,the engine couldbe dama ged.
X Drive tothe neares tqua lified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. 00AC
0051
The redcoola ntwar ning lamp comes onwhi lethe engine isrunning.
The coola nttempera turegage hasexceede dthe Hmarking (Ypag e193). The
airfl owtothe engine radiator may beblocked orthe coola ntleve lmay betoo
low .
G WARNING
The engine isnot being coole dsuffi ciently andmay bedama ged.
Do not drive when yourengine isoverhe ated.Thiscancaus esome fluidswhi ch
may have leaked into theengine compartment tocatch fire.
Steam fromtheoverhe atedengine canalsocaus eserio usburns whichcan
occur justbyopeni ngthe hood.
There isarisk ofinjury .
X Observe theadditiona ldisp laymessa gesinthe multi function display.
X Pul lover andstop thevehicl esafel yand switch offthe engine, paying atten-
tion toroad andtraffic conditions.
X Secure thevehicl eaga inst rolling awa y(Y pag e147) .
X Leave thevehicl eand keep asafe dista ncefrom thevehicl euntil theengine
has coole ddow n.
X Che ckthe coola ntleve land add coola nt,obser vingthewarni ngnotes
(Y pag e270).
X Ifyou have toadd coola ntfrequ ently, havetheengine coolingsystem
checked. Indi
cator andwarnin glamps
243On-boardcomput erand displays Z

Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions X
Make surethattheairsup plytothe engine radiator isnot blocked ,e.g. by
snow, slush orice.
X Ifthe coola nttempera turegage isbel ow the Hmarking (Ypag e193) ,drive
on tothe next qualified speci alist worksho p.
X Avoid heavyloa dson the engine asyou doso, e.g. drivinginmountai nouster-
rain andstop-and-go traffic. Drivi
ngsystems Warning/
indic ator
lamp 00510051
Sign altype
Poss iblecause s/cons equen cesand 0050 0050
Sol utions 00BA
0051
The reddista ncewarning lamp lights upwhi lethe vehicl eis in motion. A
war ning tone alsosound s.
You areapproachi ngavehicl e,apede strian orastationa ryobstacl ein you rline
of travel attoo high aspee d.
X Be prepa redtobrake immed iately.
X Pay carefu lattention tothe traffic situation. Youmay have tobrake ortake
evasi veaction.
Further informati onon Active Distance AssistDISTRONIC (Ypag e157).
Further informati onon Active BrakeAssist (Ypag e63).
Further informati onon Active BrakeAssist withcross-traffic function
(Y pag e70) . 244
Indi
cator andwarni nglampsOn-bo ardcomput erand displays

All
othe rcal lscan beend edbypre ssing:
R the 0076 button onthe multifu nctio nstee r-
ing wheel
R or the corr espond ingCOMAND button for
end ingatel ephone call
i Whe
nacal lis ini tia ted ,the audio sy stem
is mu ted .The mob ile pho neisno longe r
conne ctedtoCO MAND. However,ifyo u
wa ntto useyo ur mob ile pho ne,dosoonl y
wh en the vehicleis sta tionar yand inasa fe
lo cati on.
Vehi cle Hea lthChe ck Wi
th the VehicleHea lthCheck, theCustom er
Assi stance Center canprovideimp rove dsu p-
po rtfor problems with your veh icle. Dur ing an
exi sting call,veh icleda ta istrans ferred tothe
Cu stom erAssi stance Center. Thecustome r
ser vice representa tivecanusethe rece ived
da ta to decid ewh atkind ofassista nce is
req uired .Yo uar ethen, forexa mpl e,gu ided to
the nearestMer cedes-B enzServ iceCenter or
a reco veryveh icleis cal led.
If veh icleda ta nee dstobe trans ferred during
an MB Info callor aRo adside Assi stance call,
thi sis ini tia ted bythe Custom erAssi stance
Ce nter. Youwi llsee theRoadsideAssis‐ Roa
dsideAssis‐
tan ceConnected tan
ceConnected message inthe COMAND
di spl ay.If the VehicleHea lthCheck can be
sta rted ,the Requestfor vehicledia gno‐ Req
uestfor vehicledia gno‐
sis received. Startvehicledia gno‐ sis
received. Startvehicledia gno‐
sis ? sis
?mes sage appe arsin the displ ay.
X Co nfir mthe mes sage with Yes Yes
.
X Whe nthe VehicleDia gnosis:Ple ase Veh
icleDia gnosis:Ple ase
sta rtignition. sta
rtignition. message appe ars, turn
the Sma rtKeyto positio n0048 inthe igniti on
lo ck (Ypage 126 ).
X Whe nthe Please follow theinstruc‐ Ple
ase follow theinstruc‐
tio nsreceivedbyphoneand move tio
nsreceivedbyphoneand move
you rveh icleto asaf epos ition you
rveh icleto asaf epos itionmes -
sa ge appe ars, fol low the custome rser vice
rep resenta tive'sins truc tions.
The message inthe displ aydisa pp ears.
If yo usel ect Cancel Can
cel theVehicleHea lth
Ch eck iscance led comp letel y.
The vehicleop era ting stateche ckbegins.
Yo uwi llsee theVehicledia gnosis Veh
icledia gnosis
act ivated. act
ivated.mes sage.
Whe nthe checkiscomp leted ,the Send Sen
d
veh icledia gno sticsdata(Vo ice con‐ veh
icledia gno sticsdata(Vo ice con‐
nec tionmay beinterruptedduring nec
tionmay beinterruptedduring dat
atra nsfer) dat
atra nsfer) message appe ars. The vehi-
cle data can now besent tothe Custom er
Assi stance Center.
X Pre ssOK OK
toconfi rmthe mes sage.
The voice conne ctionwi th the Custom er
Assi stance Center isterm inated .
Yo uwi llsee theVehicleDia gnosis: Veh
icleDia gnosis:
Tra nsferring data... Tra
nsferring data...mes sage .
The vehicleda ta issent tothe Custom er
Assi stance Center.
Dep endingonwhatthe custome rser vice rep-
res enta tiveagree dwi th you, the voice conne c-
tio nis re-e stablished afterthe trans feriscom-
pl ete .If nece ssary,yo uwi llbe conta ctedata
la ter time byano ther means,e.g.by e-ma ilor
pho ne.
Anothe rfu nctio nof the VehicleHea lthCheck
is the trans ferofser vice data to the Custom er
Assi stance Center. Ifaser vice isove rdue,the
CO MAND displ aysho wsames sage abou tva ri-
ou sspe cialoffe rsat your wo rksh op.
USA only:thi sinfo rma tioncan also be called
up und er"Owne rsOnl ine"at http:/ /
ww w.m busa.com.
Info rma tionon the data stor edinthe vehicle
(Y page 29) .
Info rma tionon Roadside Assi stance
(Y page 26). Garag
edoo rope ner
Ge neral notes The
Home Link®
ga rage door opene rinte grated
in the rear-view mirror allo ws youto opera te
up tothre ediffer ent door and gate system s.
Use theintegrated garage door opene ronl yon
ga rage doors that:
R ha ve safety stop andrevers efea ture sand
R mee tcur rent U.S. federa lsa fety standa rds
Once programed ,the integrated garage door
op ene rin the rear-view mirror willas su me the
fu nctio nof the garage door system 'srem ote
contro l.Pl ea se also rea dthe opera ting instruc -
tio ns for the garage door system .
Whe npro grammi ngaga rage door opene r,
pa rk the vehicleou tside the garage. Donot
ru nthe enginewhile pro grammi ng.
Ce rtai nga rage door drives areinco mpa tible
wi th the integrated garage door opene r.Ifyo u
ha ve diffi cul typro graming theintegrated 26
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aturesSto wag ean dfe ature s

garage
dooropener, contactanauthorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter.
Altern atively, youcan callthefollowing tele-
phone assistance services:
R USA: Mercedes-B enzCustomer Assistance
Center at1-80 0-FOR-MERCedes
R Canada: Customer Serviceat
1-80 0-38 7-0100
R HomeLink ®
hotline 1-800-355-3515(free of
charge)
More informat iononHomeLink ®
and/or com-
patible products isalso availa bleonline at
htt p:// www.homelink.c om.
Notes onthe declaration ofconf ormity
(Y page 28).
USA: FCCID:CB2HMIH L4
Canada: IC:279B -HMIH L4
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
When youoperate orprogram thedoor with
the integrat edgarage dooropener, persons
in the range ofmovement ofthe door may
become trappedorbe struck bythe door.
There isarisk ofinjury.
When usingtheintegrat edgarage door
opener, alwaysmake surethatnobody is
within therange ofmovement ofthe door. G
DANGER
Combustion enginesemitpoisonous
exhaust gasessuchascarbon monoxide.
Inhaling theseexhaust gasesishazardous to
health andcanresult inpoisoning. Thereisa
risk offatal injury. Therefore, neverleavethe
engine runningan enclosed spacewithout
adequa tevent ilation.
Program ming Program
mingthebutt ons
Pay atten tiontothe "Important safetynotes"
(Y page 263). Garage
doorremote control0083 isnot included
with theintegrat edgarage dooropener.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0048inthe igni-
tion lock (Ypage 126).
X Select oneofbutton s0044 to0085 touse to
cont rolthe garage doordrive.
X To star tprogr ammingmode: pressand
hold oneofbutton s0044 to0085 onthe integra-
ted garage dooropener.
The garage dooropener isnow inprogram-
ming mode. Afterashort time,indicator
lamp 0043lights upyellow .
Indicator lamp0043lights upyellow assoon
as button 0044,0087or0085 isstored forthe first
time. Ifthe selected buttonhasalready
been programed, indicatorlamp0043will only
light upyellow aftertenseconds have
elapsed.
X Release button0044,0087or0085. Indicator
lamp 0043flashes yellow.
X To progr amthe remote control: point
garage doorremote control0083 towards but-
tons 0044to0085 onthe rear-view mirrorata
distance of2to 8in (5 to 20 cm).
X Press andhold button 0084onremote control
0083 until indicator lamp0043lights upgreen.
When indicator lamp0043lights upgreen:
programming isfinished.
When indicator lamp0043flashes green:pro-
gramming wassuccessful. Thenext step is
to synchron izethe rolling code
(Y page 264).
X Release button0084onremote control0083 for
the garage doordrive system.
If indicator lamp0043lights upred: repeat the
programing procedureforthe correspon ding
button onthe rear-view mirror.Whendoing
so, vary thedistance between remotecon-
trol 0083and therear-view mirror. Featur
es
263Stowage andfeatu res Z